Machampion

Very unfortunate that Metro didn't make it past Round 1 this year, I'm sure all of us feel a little bit guilty for not performing better (I know I do), but let me just say that Pokemon is absolutely unpredictable and every single person did a fantastic job both getting their matches done and helping to support the rest of the team. I'm very glad to have made a temporary return to Smogon to play with such a well-rounded team, having had the opportunity to chat with every one of you, and despite the fact that the US Metro area is the smallest of all areas competing (seriously, how is New York/New Jersey even close to comparable to the entirety of Asia?), we proved that we are still a great team despite users like ToF and Limitless defecting in years past (good thing Asia will never win a WCoP again... Unless ballabrown24 can lead them to victory). 12-12 is not bad at all considering these circumstances.

Special shoutout to Funkasaurus who went 3-0 despite being a complete no-name, I'm sure you'll be much more respected as a battler from here on out. August also kicked ass going 3-1 despite not being a huge tournament player. Also shoutouts to everyone else on the team, especially Locopoke who is a much better user than he used to be and should be treated as such by the community (he still should've tested with me more though >_<). Also shoutout to my nigga GigaPunch who squats erryday and didn't defect to East because he's not a bitch (I hope not anyway).

Congratulations the France on going 18-6, that is an absolutely incredible accomplishment and should be unbroken as a record for years to come. Also shoutouts to Central players who were really close to making it, and Canada/Oceania who both came back from horrific starts.

Congratulations to whichever team ends up with the temporary blue trophies, in case I'm not around when congratulations are due (depends if I stick around for frontier or not). Once again I had a good time participating this year, and I know we will all be stronger next year, if not in Pokemon then in other ways. I'm not sure what that means other than stay classy Metros.